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Event · 1830
The French conquest of Algeria took place between 1830 and 1847. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Regency of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a naval blockade, following which the Kingdom of France invaded Algiers in 1830, and seized other coastal communities. Amid internal political strife in France, decisions were repeatedly taken to retain control of the territory, and additional military forces were brought in over the following years to quell resistance in the interior of the country. Although the conquest of Algeria largely ended by 1847, shortly before its formal annexation by France, it was not until 1903 that France fully secured its colonial borders, incorporating the Saharan south.
| Date | 1830–1847 |
|---|---|
| Location | Algeria |
| Result | French victory · Pacification of Algeria |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of France (Bourbon) (until July 1830) Kingdom of France (Orléans) (1830–1848) Support: Morocco (1847) | Regency of Algiers Titteri Oran Beylik of Constantine Emirate of Mascara Kingdom of Aït Abbas Awlad Sidi Shaykh Kel Ahaggar Support: Morocco (until 1844) |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | Charles Louis Philippe I Napoleon III Louis-Auguste-Victor Sylvain Charles Valée Charles-Marie Denys † Aimable Pélissier | Hussein Dey Ahmed Bey Emir Abdelkader Dély Ibrahim Ben-Zaamoum Ali ben Aïssa Ahmed bin Salem |
| Strength | Invasion force: 34,000 troops, 83 guns 100 warships 11 ships-of-the-line 572 merchantmen Ultimately: 160,000 troops | Unknown |
| Casualties | 117,630–200,000 military losses (including 7,469 troops KIA between 1830 and 1875) Over 480,000 dead (1830–1862; mostly civilians from disease) | 500,000–1,000,000 dead (1830–1862; mostly civilians) |
Took place during the reign of Mahmud II (1808–1839). Mahmud II
The atlas records this territorial change for the year:
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), adapted for the atlas.